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March 29 is getting closer. It is still not clear what exactly will happen and if and how the UK will leave the EU. One thing is clear: the chances that the UK will leave the EU are high. For companies importing or exporting to or from the UK a lot will change. This blog

On February 1st a new Trade Agreement between Japan and the European Union came into force. And that’s a big deal. Literally. The Economic Partnership Agreement, as it is called, is the largest bilateral trade agreement ever made by the EU in terms of market size. It has created the largest free trade zone in

Important news for companies exporting products to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has announced that the new regulations for plastic packaging that were going into effect February 1st have been postponed until September 2019. Rules for Plastic Products in Saudi Arabia In 2017 SASO announced new rules for plastic products

The UK Parliament has said NO loud and clear to the deal that Theresa May negotiated with the EU. She now has to have cross-party talks to see how the deal needs to be renegotiated with the EU to get it approved a majority. She then has to go back to the EU to renegotiate

Freshport, part of the Customs Support Group, was featured in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad last week. The article in Algemeen Dagblad was called “In deze baan werk je met kreeften, haaien en reptielen op Schiphol”, which translates into In this job you will work with lobsters, sharks, and reptiles at Schiphol. Can you handle

Tomorrow the UK Parliament was supposed to vote on the deal Theresa May has made after long negotiations with the EU. Prime Minister May has just canceled that vote after deliberations with members of her Government. The past days there have been speculations about the cancellation and earlier today sources close to the PM had

There is an increasing amount of goods coming into Europe through online purchases by consumers and businesses alike. The Netherlands has seen a rise of 20-30% in the number of customs declarations for goods coming from outside the EU. According to Dutch newspaper Financieel Dagblad (FD), the Dutch Customs Authority is having trouble keeping up